Should I remove “Win32/CoinMiner.APN”?

The Win32/CoinMiner.APN is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Win32/CoinMiner.APN virus can do?

• Behavioural detection: Executable code extraction – unpacking
• Performs HTTP requests potentially not found in PCAP.
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• Authenticode signature is invalid
• Uses Windows utilities for basic functionality
• Checks the version of Bios, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Checks the CPU name from registry, possibly for anti-virtualization
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Deletes executed files from disk
• Harvests cookies for information gathering
• Collects information to fingerprint the system
• Uses suspicious command line tools or Windows utilities
• Yara rule detections observed from a process memory dump/dropped files/CAPE

How to determine Win32/CoinMiner.APN?

File Info:
name: 0DB96812691ABE599139.mlw
path: /opt/CAPEv2/storage/binaries/2ef91b1f494c8b5d53485cc5749e961f23cf0cb483e47faef0d417dcc8fed48f
crc32: 18B19A57
md5: 0db96812691abe59913943c99dc2516b
sha1: 137721afa78b5092a543c41d8ccedc50e302e3fe
sha256: 2ef91b1f494c8b5d53485cc5749e961f23cf0cb483e47faef0d417dcc8fed48f
sha512: 9e434d3374b4c6a06134487db4c9cade021f26df657dc16fd2a9a936c72ce820b98776e95a5316006c99ca895c66062f8b201433a801dcfe107a884447ee26c9
ssdeep: 196608:J5KwXKAh+JFByTWTIcDrTWuBDiUkT6nP:jKUhiBTIcDOuwUk
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
tlsh: T15D66231273DD8365C771A133B956B7517E7FBC2609A0F96B2FA4393CA830161520EBA3
sha3_384: 21fd30e44a10d65ce97bd720104038ae181b0c42e231ce84cc2eb0f1ac58d1369f000f6a19427826722098ced9c8e940
ep_bytes: e86ace0000e97ffeffffcccc57568b74
timestamp: 2014-11-18 09:34:18

Version Info:
Translation: 0x0809 0x04b0

Win32/CoinMiner.APN also known as:

How to remove Win32/CoinMiner.APN?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.